Overview
- Local police said a 44-year-old Russian man was shot multiple times in Biała Podlaska and died after the attack, according to reports published Monday.
- Investigators have sealed the crime scene, collected evidence, and launched a large manhunt while questioning witnesses and conducting forensic work.
- The Lublin prosecutor’s office said two men from Belarus were detained for questioning in connection with the case but no formal charges have been filed.
- Opposition media identified the victim as performance artist Semyon Skrepetsky, who staged a provocative anti‑Putin action in Berlin days before the killing, though authorities have not confirmed a motive.
- The killing echoes past attacks on Kremlin critics abroad and has led to increased local security measures while raising the prospect of diplomatic and regional tensions given Belarus’s close ties to Moscow.